7 Days Rongai Route
Kilimanjaro-Rongai Route
Duration
7 days
Tour Type
Overview
Itinerary
Morning after breakfast with picnic lunch and drinking water, drive to Rongai gate. The drive to Rongai gate takes about 4 hours. After checking in at the Rongai gate, start walking through the rain forest to Simba camp. The walk to camp takes about 2-3 hours. Dinner and overnight at first camp or Simba camp 2,671m.
Morning after breakfast with a picnic lunch and drinking water, continue walking to the second cave campsite. Beautiful day walking on heather and Moorland. Enjoy a great view of the two peaks Kibo and Mawenzi. Enjoy also a fantastic view of the Kenya Villages. The walk takes about 3- 4 hours. Dinner and overnight at Second cave campsite 3,450m.
Morning, after breakfast with a picnic lunch, walk to Kikelewa campsite, 4 hours. This day you will be walking on the heather and moorland zone. Enjoy the perfect view of Mawenzi and Kibo peaks. Dinner and overnight at Kikelewa campsite 3,600m
Morning after breakfast, continue walking to Mawenzi tarn hut campsite 4,350m. The walk is short and takes about 3 hours. Get hot lunch at the camp. Relax at the camp. Later evening walk to Mawenzi Peak for acclimatization one hour. Return to the camp for dinner and overnight full board basis.
Morning after breakfast with picnic lunch, continue walking to the Kibo hut campsite. Today, you will be trekking to Kibo hut camp. Walking on the alpine desert, the walk takes about 4 hours. Dinner and overnight at Kibo hut campsite 4,720m.
Midnight, after refreshing tea with cookies, start walking for the summit. The walk to the summit takes about 6-7 hours. Walking on the desert and glacier zones to Gilman’s Point 5,685m for about 5-6 hours. This point is on the crater rim. After relaxing for a few minutes, continue walking to UHURU PEAK through the crater rim for about 2 hours.
After arriving at UHURU PEAK, take pictures for about 20 minutes. Then walk down to Horombo hut campsite via Kibo hut campsite, 5-6 hours. Dinner and overnight at Horombo hut campsite 3,720m full board basis.
Morning, after breakfast, descends to the Marangu Park gate 6hrs. Meet Van and transfer to Stella Maris Lodge Moshi 1h20 for overnight based on bed and breakfast.
Please note, on day 8 you will be taken by our vehicle to the Airport for home flight, Zanzibar or other destination